Excellent, Snap
I really like this idea so much.
Guess what birthday pressies will be for people I gift in 2008!!!?
(With Oxfam you can apparently gift a bicycle too.....)
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12-29-2007, 05:03 PM #1
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Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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12-29-2007, 05:14 PM #2
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Yup, we've been talking about switching to this as well. Seems like it could be lots of fun and really meaningful, to pick a charity for each family unit, or whatever, that represents something they really care about. E.g., my sister-in-law's brother just died of early-onset Parkinson's, so a donation in her name would mean a lot to her. Etc. I would love to do it for all next year.
PS Although I would have to fight off a serious, serious urge to donate to the ACLU in the name of a very, very conservative relative. Would I lose this fight? Perhaps....Last edited by salsabike; 12-29-2007 at 05:32 PM.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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12-31-2007, 11:49 AM #3
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donating to charities as gifts
Just a thought... but when you're donating to a charity as a gift for someone, maybe consider it's a charity they actually support - philosophically or otherwise? I remember getting a card that X dollars was donated to a charity in my name, that 1) I never heard of and 2) once I learned about them, didn't like their politics. My thought, uncharitable that it was, was gee thanks. I'd prefer donating to someone else, and you still get the tax write off.
And yes, I wrote my share of year end checks. To those of you who support Habitat for Humanity - there are many folks in the still storm-ravinged Gulf Coast who really appreciate your generosity! And to the churches that are still sending construction crews, THANK YOU!Beth
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12-31-2007, 01:47 PM #4
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Something that we did this year that we haven't considered consciously in the past: paid attention to what proportion of our giving was local, what was national, and what was international. Just something to think about.
Along the lines of donation-as-gift and matching the charity to the person in whose name you're giving, I have to share this. My grandmother, a staunch Democrat, passed away last year after an amazingly full life. Her funeral notice asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Democratic National Committee. That had to p*ss off her Republican and Green friends - but it's entirely appropriate for a last wish I think
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